History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . heimer, a West Virginian, and she also is living. Our subject is the oldestof the seven surviving children, and was brought up in Virginia until four years of age. Going to Missouri with his parents, he attended the public schools there, and inthat same state, on September 16, 1902, was married to Miss Lena B. Christner, afterwhich he followed farming. He purchased a farm in Douglas Co
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . heimer, a West Virginian, and she also is living. Our subject is the oldestof the seven surviving children, and was brought up in Virginia until four years of age. Going to Missouri with his parents, he attended the public schools there, and inthat same state, on September 16, 1902, was married to Miss Lena B. Christner, afterwhich he followed farming. He purchased a farm in Douglas County and operated itwith success until he came to California in 1910. Landing at Bakersfield, he entered the oil business, first for the Howell and DaviesOil Company, and then for several companies in Taft. He next entered the serviceof the Head Drilling Company, and after that with the Associated Oil Company inTaft. In 1917. he removed to Brea. to work for the .\malgamated Company, and thenhe helped drill four wells for the Head Drilling Company. In 1919, Mr. Pugh became superintendent of the Heffern Oil Company, and hewas also made a stockholder and a director. They have about 300 acres in their lease,. HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 1485 so that he had a position of much responsibility. He belongs to the Oil WorkersUnion, and is likely to do his full share in the development of Orange Countys hiddenand untold liquid wealth. Three children were granted Mr. and Mrs. Pugh, two still living—Thehna Marieand Everett Fowler. Mary Lillian died, aged two jears and eight months. attends the Baptist Church; Mr. Pugh belongs to the Modern Woodmen ofAmerica, and has been affiliated with that organization since he was eighteen years national politics he is a Democrat; but he does not favor party politics in localmovements. In 1918 he traded his Missouri farm for a nine-acre ranch, set out toValencia oranges; he has a fine home there and enjoys the alternation of ranching withh
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